Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
July 20, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1948 at Wrigley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 0

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rackley cf 5 0 2 0
Robinson 2b 4 0 0 0
Hermanski rf 3 2 1 0
Shuba lf 4 1 1 0
Reese ss 3 2 2 1
Brown 3b 3 0 2 1
Campanella c 4 0 1 2
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Barney p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 11 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Schenz 2b 4 0 1 0
Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 0
Lowrey cf,ss 4 0 2 0
Pafko 3b 3 0 0 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 0 0
Maddern lf 4 0 1 0
Scheffing c 3 0 2 0
Culler ss 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Chambers p 0 0 0 0
Rush p 2 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
Brooklyn 010 100 1205110
Chicago 000 000 000070
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Barney  W(6-5) 9.0 7 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
1
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  L(2-7) 8.0 11 5 5 2 4
  Chambers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 2. Hodges-Reese-Hodges, Robinson-Reese-Hodges, Chicago 2. Schenz-Culler-Waitkus, Scheffing-Waitkus.  2B–Brooklyn Hermanski (14); Brown (4); Hodges (9), Chicago Maddern (6); Scheffing (13).  SH–Brown (2).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Hermanski (5).  U-HP–George Barr, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:16.  A–18,889.
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